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referent > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1referentHaving reference
NOUN1referentSomething referred to
2referentThe first term in a proposition
3referentSomething that refers
referent > adjective
MeaningHaving reference.
Examples"judgments referent to the indictment"
Similar todenotative, denotive
Nounsreference
referent > noun 1, communication
MeaningSomething referred to. The object of a reference.
Broadermeaning, significance, signification, import
Narrowerantecedent; denotatum; designatum
referent > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe first term in a proposition. The term to which other terms relate.
Broaderterm
referent > noun 3, communication
MeaningSomething that refers. A term that refers to another term.
Broaderterm

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